Author Topic: Wilesco D405 Traction Engine (Read 2757 times)

classixs · « **on:** March 23, 2021, 02:31:15 pm »

Thanks guys!

Just fired it, which is pretty easy when Bruce has your back

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As seen on the second picture, i am already "modding" away on this.
Keeping track of pressure, is way more useful than a whistle, at least in my book.

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Only mechanical issue, besides the usual annoying Wilesco-song from the gears, was that the steamline wasn´t soldered onto the valve, and the exhaust only very poorly onto the cylinder.
I did notice a big solder blob right above the steamvalve on my inspection tour, but really gave it little more attention than a shrug.
However once steam arose, i could certainly tell that it needed more than an inspection.
Soldered the pipes properly back in place, and now everything works as expected.

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A quick guess is, that this issue probably was the main reason for its listing

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